Thayer
switch of reduced threshold voltage

ABSTRACT

ELECTRONIC AND/OR THERMAL SWITCHES, BASED UPON VO2, HAVING REDUCED THRESHOLD VOLTAGE BY VIRTUE OF USING THE THICKNESS OF THE SWITCH LAYER AS THE SWITCH LENGHT, AND/OR HAVING HIGH CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY. BOTH DISCRETE AND THICK-FILM SWITCHES ARE WITHIN THE INVENTION.

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PUBLISHED MAY 6, 1975 98A OG 10 Int. Cl. B32b 9/04 US. Cl. 3574 1 SheetDrawing. 11 Pages Specification 1L hi sa Electronic and/0r thermalswitches, based upon V0 having reduced threshold voltage by virtue ofusing the thickness of the switch layer as the switch length, and/orhaving high current carrying capacity. Both discrete and thick-filmswitches are within the invention.

May 6, 1975 s. c. THAYER 34,012 SWITCH OF REDUCED THRESHOLD VOLTAGEOriginal .Filed July 11, 1973 FIG. I F|6.5

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